Politicians should STFU about experimental treatments with a mixed scientific record at the best of times, and this is not the best of times at all.
In general, it would be unheard of for a chancellor.
Even for a minister of health, noone in their right mind would even accept a comment on some preliminary results of an experimental treatment which does not by all indications have a strong effect on the outcome of a Covid-19 infection, if any. This would cause a political crisis, and the minister would quite probably lose their job very quickly.
Most definitely. Probably should have added a /s tag.
Mostly trying to highlight the inexplicable disparity, at least inexplicable in terms of national talent pool, that we seem to be seeing in national leadership these days.
On the whole (and Iāve said this before) as much as I do cut our politicians and health care system a bit of slack in situations like this, there are limits.
Is there a word that exists that I can use to refer to people who defend the First Amendment to the same self-destructive ferocity as musketfuckers defend the Second? Because if there isnāt, Iād like to coin the term: Parchmentfuckers.
Fox News has killed countless people in the past, is killing countless people with what itās said and not said about COVID-19, and will kill countless people in the future. It will never face consequences of any real sort unless we toss aside the idiotic notion that Fox Newsā lies deserve to be protected under free speech. The parchmentfuckers insist that the farcical Marketplace Of Ideas will protect us, that all that needs to happen is for āmore, better speechā to be offered up as a counter. As if all thatās needed is for a bunch of people on Twitter and various talk-show hosts to say āNo, thatās actually wrongā and people will wizen up. Because thatās been working amazingly over the last few years, amirite?
I said a bit back that the people responsible for the death and suffering this pandemic wreaks need to be held responsible, brought to justice, and otherwise serve as . The parchmentfuckers can side with Fox if they want, but I and many others will never forgive them for doing so.
Iām not sure that this is about free speech- no one is stopping them from saying anything.
Itās about civil liability for their actions. If a Dr told you to drink arsenic- they could be sued as well. Thereās no government restraint involved.
They can still continue to say what they want & put people at risk - but their insurance company may decline to continue their policy.
The infamous pharma bro with the Worldās Most Punchable Faceā¢ is now trying to convince the world that we need to let him out of prison so he can get to work on inventing a cure for coronavirus. (For the record: Shkreliās talents lie in preventing people from getting access to lifesaving medications, not in developing them.)
But if he feels he can make a contribution in that area - Iām fine with him being permitted to have access to a high school chemistry set in the vocational training program.
Heck, Iām even willing to let him have as many samples of virus-infected bodily fluids as he needs as long as heās sufficiently isolated from the rest of the prison.
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